Silver Trowel will provide you with plastering training that will meet and take you beyond the standards required by City & Guilds. Our goal is not just to provide you with a City and Guilds certificate but to equip you with the best possible plastering skills to help you enter the industry with ease.

Our instructors are time served friendly people who love to teach and have done so for many years and in many different environments.

Plastering Course Content

To achieve this City & Guilds award will require you to undertake Plastering training and assessment using credits which are achieved by covering various units from the C&G 6218.

Throughout the programme you will be assessed on the following City & Guilds 6218 units:

Unit 005: Mark out, remove damaged plaster, clean and prepare damaged area, mix and apply render, mix and apply plaster to smooth finish.

Unit 006: Check the accuracy of levelling equipment and transfer levels using a spirit level and straight edge.

Unit 118: Prepare surfaces, apply corner beads, background plaster coat, setting coat and a finish coat to a wall and attached piers.

On top of these units we will also cover:

• Health and Safety Requirements, the correct use of materials, equipment and tools.
• Planning, cutting and fixing gypsum plasterboard.
• Angle beads. Cutting, fixing, applying jointing tape.
• Using a plasterer's hawk and trowel, applying plaster to brick work and plasterboard. How to apply the plaster and produce a good finish.
• Exterior rendering, materials, levelling, finishing.
• Applying gypsum-based backing plasters.
• Two coat skimming with multi finish ready for decorating.
• Invisible patch repair to a damaged plasterboard wall.
• Tools and equipment advice and training.
• Plaster products recommended and explained.
• Most importantly free tea and coffee from a good old fashion kettle!
• Over the 3 week training period, we will teach you numerous plastering skills giving you the confidence to successfully achieve the City & Guilds 6218 Plastering award.

With this plastering course being a fully hands on we recommend that this is reflected in your choice of clothing, Steel toe capped footware is essential.

Course Duration

3 weeks of intensive practical hands on training. All plastering courses start at 9.00am and finish at 4.30pm

Your Suitability

No previous experience required.

Course Costs

This course lasts 3 weeks and costs £950 Inclusive

How to Book

Its simple call one of our staff on 01252 850707 or 07733 895191

Plastering Progression

Silver Trowel offers 2 City and Guilds plastering courses, this one which is a 3 week course and is a plastering award and the other one is a 5 week course and is a plastering certificate. If you feel after attending the plastering award you would like to continue on to the plastering certificate that's OK just lets us know as soon as you can.